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. A.A Dougherty, North- Application March 30, 1940, Serial N0. 326,914 l v(Cl. 35-1) e 3 Claims.

This invention relates to books, and more particularly to books of Van amusement or educational character.

The invention comprises the idea of a book having a plurality of sheets some of which, at

of the book to illustrate functions of such articles as referred to in the printed matter. In a somewhat more specific aspect, the invention also includes fanciful representations on at least some of the sheets to enhance the significance of the successful operation of one or more of the articles. y

As an illustrative embodiment of my invention, I here show a book adapted to amuse a. small child and simultaneously to teach it various steps of the art of dressing or clothing itself.

Referring to the drawings, Fig. l is a. perspective View of such a book, this figure showing the sheets disposed in such a position as to render visible a portion of the printed matter and certain of the articles disposed between some of the sheets; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the book open to show contiguous pages of two adjacent sheets; and Fig. 3 is a plan view, similar to that of Fig. l, but of the next succeeding two pages of the book, that is, showing the two pages after the right-hand sheet of Fig. 2 has been turned.

As shown in the drawings, the book comprises a plurality of sheets II, on the pages of which is printed matter I2 giving a story continuity from page to page of the book. In this illustration of my invention, the printed matter gives a story, running from page to page, f a type adapted to interest a small child. Disposed between the several sheets of the book are a plurality of articles adapted to illustrate various elements of a childs clothing. Fig. 1, the perspective view, shows several of these articles, each of which is capable ofbeing operated as in actual use in dressing or undressing. To the extreme left of Fig. 1 is shown a zipper arrangement I4, which is adapted to be operated in the regular Way to illustrate, for example, the fastening or unfastening of a youngsters pajamas. Next there is shown an actual button I5 mounted on one of the sheets and adapted to cooperate with the button-hole I6 on another of such sheets. At the extreme right of Fig. 1 is shown a plurality of eyelets I8 and a lace I9 adapted to be used in connection with the eyelets to illustrate the lacing of .an article of clothing, as for example, a shoe, the eyelets I8 being mounted on two adjacent sheets so that the sheets maybe fastened together in the process of lacing.

In this illustrative embodiment of my invention, the story is told in such a way as tc amuse the child and to excite its interest in the articles disposed between the several sheets, the story referring to the several articles, the references to the articles being progressive so as to interest the child first in one and then in another in a desired order, as in the process of the child actually dressing itself. The storynot only refers to the articles but indicates, preferably in a fanciful manner, the use of these articles.

An important aspect of thisillustration of my invention is the continuity of story from page to page so that the'child will be interested in progressing from one act of .dressing to another. One feature of my invention, designed to stimulate the child in the proper operation of the several articles, is the use of fanciful representations on certain of the sheets to enhance the significance of successful operation. Referring to Fig. 2, the page shown at the left-hand side contains a button I5 adapted to cooperate with the button-hole I6 provided on` the next page shown atl the right. The story of the printed matter I2 directs the child, in an imaginative manner, to insert the button of one sheet into the button-hole of the next, the printed matter indicating a surprise to follow the accomplishment of what is being directed. Fig. 3 shows the two pages immediately following the turn-v ing of the right-hand sheet of'Fig. 2. On the page shown at the left-hand of Fig. 3 is a rep-` 'on one page, namely the right-hand page of Fig. 2, that the insertion of the button in the button-hole will cause somebody or something to come out." The successful operation then leads to' the next page, namely that shown at the left of Fig. 3 containing the fanciful representation I9, in this instance a showing of Santa Claus. Thus the child is led to perform the operation and to continue the story and to get a pleasing surprise upon the successful completion of the operation.,

It will be noted that certain of the articles, as the zipper, fasten adjacent sheets together. In the use of the zipper, to illustrate the unfastening of the pajamas, for example, the successful operation of this article is necessary before the story` may be continued. Other articles, as the buttons, and the laces are adapted to fasten adjacent sheets together, the operation of which articles in fastening or unfastening the sheets together exemplifies a point set forth inv theprinted matter.

In this example of my invention, the sheets areof cloth, this being a material appropriate to the subject matter of the story and the'lessons it is adapted to teach. Of course, any other suitable material may be employed.

As already indicated above, what I have shown is intended to be illustrative of the principles of my invention. Obviously, the invention is not .limited to the specific things shown. For instance, the thought continuity of the printed matter may or may not involve a story." In the embodiment of my invention here shown the various articles are mounted upon or attached .to the sheets containing printed matter thereon,

but naturally this is not necessarily so. The book might be made with certain of the sheets composed of actual wearing material with fastening devices thereon. 'I'here might be, for instance, sheets composed of sweater fabric adapted to be fastened with a zipper, or with buttons, which sheets are disposed between the sheets containing printed matter.

The expression printed matter, as used in the statement of the invention, and in the claims, is

not'to be taken in a restrictive sense. Any -representative mode capable of giving a thought continuity is intended to be embraced within this expression.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new yand desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a book for teaching children to manipulate clothing fastening devices, a plurality of book sheets containing printed matter, a plurality of clothing fastening devices secured to said book sheets and each of said fastening devices adapted l to be operated to fasten together and unfasten operated by the child to fasten together and unfasten consecutive sheets.'

3. In a book for teaching children to manipulate clothing fastening devices, a plurality of book sheets of' cloth containing printed matter having a definite-thought sequence from page to page involving a particular sequence of the acts of manipulating the fastening means of childrens clothing, a plurality of fastening devices secured to a plurality of said book sheets disposed in the particular sequence indicated by said printed matter and each of said fastening devices adapted to be operated by the child to fasten together and unfasten consecutive sheets.

NANICY BREWS'I'ER GRACE. 

